# Things to see in Banyumas (Indonesia): 8 places and when to go > Banyumas is a town in Indonesia, and this site lists 8 places in and around it, mainly Museums and art (8). The best known are Wayang Sendang Mas Museum, Purbalingga Puppet Museum and Artifacts and Prof. Dr. R. Soegarda Poerbakawatja Museum. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: October to March. There are about 12 h 26 of daylight all year round: this close to the equator the days barely change. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/banyumas/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **Where:** Indonesia · -7.5149, 109.2944 - **Places:** 8 places on this site, in the town and around it. - **What people come for:** [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museos/) (8) - **Best time:** April to September. - **Also possible:** October to March. - **Nearest airport:** JOG Yogyakarta, 129 km as the crow flies ## What to see in Banyumas The places in and around Banyumas, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies. - [Wayang Sendang Mas Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-wayang-banyumas/): Museum in Indonesia · 4 m - [Purbalingga Puppet Museum and Artifacts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-wayang-dan-artefak-purbalingga/): The Purbalingga Puppet and Artifact Museum is a special museum that collects prehistoric relics, leather puppets and puppet shows from Purbalingga Regency · 18 km - [Prof. Dr. R. Soegarda Poerbakawatja Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-prof-dr-r-soegarda-poerbakawatja/): Museum in Central Java, Indonesia. Contains a collection of cultural findings and cultural heritage of Purbalingga and Prof. memorabilia. Dr. R. Soegarda Poerbakawatja · 16 km - [Usman Janatin Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-usman-janatin/): The Usman Janatin Museum is a special museum built to provide information about Usman Janatin, such as photographs, award certificates, letters, uniforms and transistor radios · 17 km - [BRI Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-bank-rakyat-indonesia/): Museum in Central Java, Indonesia. It was founded in Purwokerto because it was in this city that BRI was founded by Patih R Aria Wiriatmadja on December 16, 1895 · 13 km - [Gumelem Batik Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-batik-gumelem/): It is a batik center in Gumelem Village and has a large collection of hand-written batik from generation to generation from Gumelem Village · 14 km - [Museum and Cultural Tourism Umah Wayang Kemukus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-dan-wisata-budaya-umah-wayang-kemukusan/): It is a place with wayang performances and other attractions along with a museum with a collection of wayang made by Eyang Hartono who is a local village elder · 23 km - [Soesilo Soedarman Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-soesilo-soedarman/): Commemorative museum in Indonesia · 13 km ## When to go to Banyumas The best time to visit Banyumas is **April to September**; also possible: October to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 12 h 24 | | February | Possible | 12 h 14 | | March | Possible | 12 h 03 | | April | Best time | 11 h 50 | | May | Best time | 11 h 39 | | June | Best time | 11 h 34 | | July | Best time | 11 h 36 | | August | Best time | 11 h 45 | | September | Best time | 11 h 58 | | October | Possible | 12 h 10 | | November | Possible | 12 h 21 | | December | Possible | 12 h 26 | There are about 12 h 26 of daylight all year round: this close to the equator the days barely change. In April, 8 of the 8 places are at their best. When to go to Indonesia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/#cuando-ir). ## Getting to Banyumas The nearest main airport is Adisutjipto International Airport (JOG, Yogyakarta), 129 km as the crow flies. How to get around Indonesia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/#antes-de-salir). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-7.5149%2C109.2944) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-7.5149%2C109.2944) ## Other towns nearby - [Magelang](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/magelang/): 15 places · 98 km - [Cirebon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/cirebon/): 21 places · 118 km - [Tasikmalaya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/tasikmalaya/): 12 places · 121 km - [Yogyakarta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/yogyakarta/): 79 places · 123 km - [Salatiga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/salatiga/): 25 places · 134 km - [Semarang](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/semarang/): 7 places · 138 km And all of Indonesia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is there to see in Banyumas? The best known: [Wayang Sendang Mas Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-wayang-banyumas/), [Purbalingga Puppet Museum and Artifacts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-wayang-dan-artefak-purbalingga/), [Prof. Dr. R. Soegarda Poerbakawatja Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-prof-dr-r-soegarda-poerbakawatja/), [Usman Janatin Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/indonesia/museum-usman-janatin/). In all, 8 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one. ### When is the best time to visit Banyumas? April to September; also possible: October to March. There are about 12 h 26 of daylight all year round: this close to the equator the days barely change. ### How do you get to Banyumas? The nearest main airport is Adisutjipto International Airport (JOG), 129 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-7.5149%2C109.2944) opens the route on the map. ### How do I add it to my trip? Create a trip with Banyumas as the destination and these 8 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby. Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).